HP High Court Says Courts Cannot Override Expert Opinion in Exam Evaluation

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that courts cannot substitute the view of a subject expert in exam evaluation unless it is patently incorrect on the face of the record.

In a plea filed by a constable aspirant denied one mark in the 2025 screening test, the Court noted that the recruitment commission had received over 1,200 objections and had forwarded all of them, including the petitioner’s, to subject experts for review.

Justice Sandeep Sharma held that the paper-setter is the best person to assess correctness, and since due process was followed, no interference was warranted.

[Veeku v. State of Himachal Pradesh]